We all get some time when we are traveling or waiting for an appointment. These are the importants moments in terms of doing a particular work. But in most of the cases we just have to look for something for passing the time. But if you are a smartphone user, you can utilize this time to finish your daily planned tasks faster.The steps discussed below will work for iPhone, Android or Windows based smartphones. There are only 7 easy features which can help you a lot:1. Reading emails: You can add almost all types of email accounts to your Smartphone's mail application, and for some of them you can even receive an instant message (i.e. push mail) when a new e-mail arrives your inbox.2. Use the up to date online calendar at your phone to makes it easier to add and remove entry's. Typing on a mobile device is now easier, but even not quicker than typing texts on a virtual, full size keyboard.3. Educational Podcasts: Always get connected to your latest available educational podcasts for sel-education. If you can find a way to sync your podcasts directly over WiFi, you can use them while traveling.4. You can read the latest updates from sites you subscribe during this time. Google reader is a good option. There are iPhone apps that allow you to view and sync the subscribed entry's.5. You can carry bookmarks if you come across interesting pages. You can do this on your PC or the Smartphone. Syncing these with the online service will allow you to view your bookmarks wherever you are. To do this you can probably use xmarks. You can use the waiting or traveling time to read these. It will definitely save your productiove hours.6. Cheap ISD calls: There are several companies offering VOIP services. Most of them cost you a small amount that let's you make unlimited phone calls to the landlines in almost all the countries. You can use Siphon for your iPhone. Using it over WiFi will give you much better sound quality. You can use your spare time for this.7. Access to social networking media: These days social media, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. Have become more than important both in personal and business use. Most of them are just free to install and work perfectly at your Smartphone.

The Smartphone developers, especially the iPhone application developers are always working on the new apps that can make your life easier. You can easily use your Smartphone from any where and any time to get your daily works done.

100 years ago the telephone was a big deal and stunned the world with its abilities. Then the computer came along and with the Internet made a revolution. But now, the world is experiencing yet another earth shattering chance with this year's hottest HTC smartphones.

HTC Legend

Imagine a phone made from a single block of aluminum with a clear 3.2 inch Active Matrix OLED display. Beneath this block is the sleek battery casing, in which the phone's antenna resides so as not to disrupt or hinder this Android phone's base. With 284 MB RAM memory and a microSD memory card and a microSD slot that supports up to 32 GB of information and data, this smartphone does it all and is even slimmer than its predecessor. Including a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus, widescreen photo capture, and Geotagging, this phone includes Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi, as well as GPS services. Enjoy this phone's multi-touch capacity touchscreen display, volume controls, and ambient light sensors. Reviews of this phone have been highly praised by critics particularly for its optical trackball release that is not only helpful to the user but increases the aesthetic elegance of the phone.

HTC Tide

This new smartphone sports a 2.68 inch QVGA touchscreen display, an alphanumeric keypad that makes it easy and convenient for all of you texters and frequent e-mailers. Wi-Fi and a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera make this a good phone for travelers, too, for those who wish to receive Internet on the go and for those who wish to capture significant moments spontaneously throughout their day. Excellent for the busy individual, this phone comes with an audio jack for music listening pleasure, Facebook, FlickR, Twitter, Microsoft Exchange, Google Mobile Services, HTC widgets, Footprints v1.5, Friendstream, and many other helpful features to make your life more convenient everywhere you go.

HTC Salsa

Equipped with a 2.6 inch QVGA display, a touchscreen display and measuring at 8.6mm, the Salsa has a full QWERTY keypad, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 3.2 megapixel camera. A phone built for music lovers, it includes FM radio and an audio jack. With G-Sensors and Ambient Light sensors, this phone is sure to please and appeal with its modern day beauty and sleekness. Including Microsoft Exchange e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and built-in Friendstream, users of this phone can also enjoy Google mobile services and FlickR.

HTC Buzz

Do you dream of a phone with a camera that can face tag and flash? In addition to having a 5 megapixel autofocus camera that can face tag and flash, Tthe HTC Buzz has a 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen display that features Wi-Fi, GPS. This smartphone includes access to Microsoft Exchange e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Application sharing, HTC sense, Google Mobile services, and FlickR. With its FM radio and audio jack, its excellent for serving as a music listening devise, as well and can hold microSD memory cards, and contains 512 MB flash memory.

HTC Photon

Part of the Windows Mobile 6.5 series, the Photon has a 3.2 HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, GPS, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, and a 600MHz processor. Launched in April of this year, it features Motion G-Sensor, FM radio, an audio jack, and a MicroUSB. Additionally, it has Straight Talk Lite, People, TouchFLO 3D, Business Card Scanner, Facebook and Twitter for the working man or woman.

If you are planning to buy a smartphone but have a small budget in your tight pocket, then you may want to pick up a used smartphone instead of a new one. However, buying a used smartphone can be a bit tricky if you don't have any experience whatsoever about this "field". You cannot just go up there to the smartphone store and make a random purchase without even checking the whole condition of that phone thoroughly. And if you got the wrong device, it might turn out to be a curse for you.

You might get a good looking used smartphone with a perfect case cover without any scratches on it, but you got no clue that maybe its internal hardware or its screen interface might not work anytime soon because there have been some critical damages inside of the phone caused by the previous owners. That's why, it's really important for you to avoid this kind of smartphone for your own good.

Talking about used smartphones, most people think that used smartphones mostly suck just for the sake that they are second hand smartphones. Well, the truth is, not all used smartphones that you find around the market are some damaged phones that don't work anymore. In fact, some of this type of smartphone still works just as great as new one. So it's irrelevant anymore to say that the quality of second hand smartphones will be that horrible.

Well, if you have made the final decision and are perfectly sure that this is the right time for you to buy your first ever used smartphone, then these are 15 useful tips that hopefully can be your first guidance every time you're planning to buy used smartphones in the future.

1. Run a Quick Scan on the Case Cover

The first thing to notice from a smartphone is definitely its case cover. Therefore, every time you meet some used smartphones on any store, make sure that you always run a thorough scan of the device. Try to see if the device has any physical defect or scratch around the body of that device. This must be done in order to know more about what that device has been through in the past when it was still used by the previous owners.

2. Make Sure that the Case Cover is Original

Used smartphones are usually plagued with the perception that their case covers will tell you the whole thing about their condition. Well, that is so wrong. You cannot judge the overall quality of used smartphones just by looking at how glossy its chassis or how flawless its screen. There is a huge possibility that the seller already covers them up with some new 3rd party case covers that obviously will make them look like new phones, right?

Therefore, as a smart customer, always equip yourself with the mindset that the sellers could always replace the original but damaged case cover with some new 3rd party chassis in order to make sales.

3. Make Sure that All the Physical Buttons Work Perfectly

Physical buttons always become the fragile element on any smartphone that tends to be damaged easily if they have been pressed so many times by the owners. That's why, when checking out any used smartphone on the store, always make sure that all the physical buttons, remember, all of them, can work perfectly, without any hiccup. The best thing to do that is by pressing each physical button over and over again. If you see that there is any button that gives a weak or delay response (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't) or even doesn't work at all when you press it, then the best

4. Always Check the Screen Sensitivity with the User Interface

The next thing to check from a used smartphone is the screen surface and the sensitivity of its User Interface. In this process, always run a thorough scan if there is any scratch around the screen and make sure that the touch screen still works perfectly. Test the touch response from each corner of the screen until the middle area. Do some mixed and random gestures on the screen over and over again, from:

sliding the UI to the left/right/up/bottom,

doing multi-touch,

zooming in/out on the photos or web browser,

deleting widgets/apps/elements

typing on the virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard

etc

And if you have a plenty of time, try to play some apps that are already installed on the phone, even high performance games and test the sensitivity of the screen interface. Remember, this is really crucial because most of the previous owners might already drop it on the ground for several times in the past, so it will directly impact to the sensitivity of the screen.

5. Check if There is Any Glitch or Weird Colors Reproduction on the Screen

Besides its sensitivity, the other important thing to check on the screen is the display. Usually, used smartphones have been dropped for several times by the previous owners. Therefore, it's really important for you to see the whole area on the screen to check if there is any glitch or weird line on color reproduction around the screen. If you see any of these, then the screen is not fine.

6. Make Sure that the Battery is still Pretty Good

There is no doubt that battery is one of the most important elements in smartphones. Most of touch screen phones, even the new iPhone, have weak battery life (with the exception of Samsung or Motorola flagships of course). Therefore, it's really crucial to always run a test on this sector every time you want to buy used smartphones. To name of few, you can do things like playing high performance 3D games or watching movies/videos to make sure that the battery is still in pretty good condition, if not great. If the battery drains pretty quickly even when you just open the photos or listen some songs (which are not really energy consuming activities), then there is something wrong with the battery.

7. Check if the Camera's Shutter Key (if There is Any) Still Works

Some of smartphones usually have the physical shutter key for shooting photos/videos, even though it can be replaced with the on-screen virtual button. However, on some phones, there is a feature that lets you capture photos with shutter key even when the screen is still locked (e.g., Sony Xperia S, etc). That's why, although you may not use it very often, always do a quick test on this shutter key by pressing it over and over again just to make sure that this button still works perfectly.

8. Ensure that the Cellular and Wi-Fi Connectivity Still Work Great

Connectivity is the other important element on smartphone. Without this sector, your used phone will be pretty much useless for you. You cannot surf the web, download stuff or connect the apps to internet. Therefore, always run the test of this connectivity feature by browsing the web with the pre-installed browser or any other apps that require 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connectivity on that used smartphone.

9. Check the Bluetooth, NFC or Any Other Off-line Connectivity

These connectivity features can be really important in the future because you like it or not, you will need Bluetooth and will use it very often to share contents like photos/music/videos/files with the other devices, while NFC is also really important for the future's mobile payment. Therefore, never forget to always run the quick test on Bluetooth, NFC or other several offline connectivity features on the phone.

10. Test the Sound Quality of the Speaker

Making a phone call is the reason why cell phone is invented in the first place. Without it, your phone shouldn't be called as a phone. That's why, if this feature doesn't work properly, then your used phone will be useless in the future. So it's also really important to always run the test of this feature by making a random call on other devices and hear if there is something wrong with its sound quality, signal or its loudspeaker.

11. Try to Send Text Message

Usually, if the cellular connectivity still works great, then there is a huge chance that you can also send text messages with that phone. However, don't get carried away and sending one text message wouldn't hurt, right? This is for your own good.

12. Check the Sound Quality of the Phone, With and Without a Headset

Most of phone users usually don't open wide the loudspeaker when listening to music or watching videos. They usually use a headset for most of activities that have sounds in it, like games, movies, music or anything. However, in order to make sure that everything is fine, just spend some seconds or minutes to check if the loudspeaker still sounds great or not.

13. Make Sure that the Charging Port Can Still Charge the Phone

Charging port is also the other most important thing on smartphone. If the charging port doesn't work and cannot charge the device properly, this can be really dangerous for you in the future. These days, most smartphones' charging ports are not just assembled with glue, but on some smartphones, this part is integrated deeply with solder. So be sure to always check the charging port of the device by plugging in/out the phone with the charger and see if there is slightly delay response on battery bar on the screen when being charged. Your phone is pretty much useless if it cannot be charged.

14. Check the microSD card slot (if there is any) to see if it still works

Despite the increasing popularity of huge internal storage smartphones, most phone users still think that microSD card slot as a really vital element on smartphones. This type of users tends to choose of having a smartphone with a small internal storage but can be expanded further with external microSD card. Therefore, if you're planning to buy a microSD-card-enabled smartphone, it's recommended for you to check if the card slot still works great or not. You don't want to buy a phone with little storage that can't read external microSD card, do you?

15. Ask the Seller if the Phone is already Jail-broken or Rooted

Jailbroken iPhone or rooted Android phones might be a good thing or bad thing. If you are a tech savvy user, then it's a good thing because you can still do heck a lot of technical stuff with your phone even without the assistance of retailer. However, if you are non-tech-savvy buyer, you really need to ask the seller regarding this information. Especially for iPhone, which you may want to ask the seller to revert back your used iPhone to a non-jailbroken version, so you can still bring it safely to the official Apple store if there is anything wrong with your iPhone.

Well, those are 15 tips that you need to know before making a purchase of any used smartphone. Buying used smartphone might be a lot cheaper than getting the new one, but you as a customer still deserve to get the good quality product, even used one. So hopefully, these tips can be really useful for you every time you're planning to buy used smartphones in the future.

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With smart phones only getting smarter, and our curiosity for new gadgets, new gizmos and of course newly updated applications always thriving, there is a short list of applications that most smartphone users note as ‘must-haves'. These applications are popularly credible and seem to exist on a majority of smartphone owner's application lists.

Here are some of the most used applications for smartphone users, and their features:

Pandora: Pandora is an automated music genome system that creates music recommendations based on your key listening artists. It continually plays the music you want to hear, while also including new music that may be of interest to you. These songs of possible interest occur by the system analyzing the user's music choices and genres, then matching with like artists or songs. The user can continually morph their selection of music by approving or not approving the selections chosen by the system.

The best feature Pandora has to offer, is that the first forty hours of listening, each month, is absolutely free. Users can choose to continue their usage after the forty free hours per month, for a small fee; but it is not required. With this application, being in the know about new music, as well as listening to your favorites is easier than ever.

The Weather Channel: The weather used to be as simple as reading the weekly newspaper and getting an above average estimate on what weather personnel expected the situation to be. Now, with The Weather Channel application, users can get the weather for any place across the globe, with the click of a button. The application offers map views, text views, or screen shots of the weekly forecast.

Whether you're into viewing amazing storm videos caught on film, or always being in the know about the latest weather and forecasts, this application is becoming more popular with each day. This application is compatible with phones such as the iPhone, but also with the iPad Touch and iPad. Systems must have an iOS of 3.0 or later (version) to use the application.

NeatCall: NeatCall is a great application used for organizing your career life. Small business owners, starting out without much assistance are loving this new app. The basic package is currently free, but to add additional features and gadgets, there is a monthly fee that applies.

With the click of a button NeatCall finds the optimal meeting and/or conference time slot for your desired meeting, and follows up with the appropriate attendees. No longer is there a need for making additional phone calls, or sending lengthy emails to confirm scheduling communications. The application not only finds appropriate timing for your meetings and calls, but updates your calendar with the information necessary. Even in the event that one may require <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link/4055535']);" href="http://www.globalrepairsolutions.com">iPhone repair</a>, NeatCall stores all information on their server. NeatCall is easy, and can be used on a variety of smartphones. Currently the iPhone and Blackberry are user friendly for this popular application.

There are bundles of helpful and new age applications out on the market (and free) today. Dependent on your lifestyle, perhaps one of these popular smartphone applications may make your smartphone usage all the better.Chad Figueiredo

This article shares some advice for you on choosing Smartphone. Hope it can offer you some help.

At the 2.5G era, the born of Smartphone changes the concept of traditional mobile phone consumption, intensifies the competition in mobile phone market. Mobile phones, like Sony Ericssion P802, Lenovo ET180, and many Dopod mobile phones, are the classic representative ones in Smartphone area. All of them have both beautiful appearance and powerful applications.

Recently, with the rapid development of mobile phone application, various Smartphone are emerged into the market with overwhelming publicity. Most people don’t know how to choose a perfect Smartphone even though they’ve sought different kinds of advice from mobile phone sellers. Therefore, I’d like to share some advice for you on Smartphone choosing.

For me, Smartphone is a kind of mobile phone with opened system which can enable users to choose favorite software, game, and applications according to their own preferences and needs, just like the difference between the computer and the PS.

The first factor we should consider is the system. The stability of the system and its subsequent software support is the standard in system choosing. Sometimes, the software can not be compatible with the system even in the same system. But, the smart choice is to choose a system with stability and various software supporting.

The second factor is brand. A good brand means good quality. But, you can choose your favorite brand according to its system. Here are some references,

Next factor is price. As we know, new arrival cell phone is the publicity tool of manufacturers. Usually, the production of new version is limited at the beginning. Manufacturers take advantage of customers’ fashion pursues psychology to increase the publicity and raise its price. It already becomes a custom that manufacturers make a great profit by introducing new cell phone into the market. ThereforeFree Articles, you should not choose those new brand listed ones.

The last factor is service. Since Smartphone is still in the initial stage. Lots of their technologies are unstable. Many problems also exist in it. The service of manufacturer must be considered as one of the premise to buy Smartphone for guarantee.

Being honest, it truly is creditable by itself to become at the pinnacle for therefore extended, and in case iPad still is a beloved regarding millions of product end users throughout the world, this is because involving constant up grade in addition to a more quickly and much better brand within iPad2 which retains folks in amazing of this stunning machine. However, the space is actually concluding decrease with numerous brand new products tend to be rapid catching up with Apple company in terms of know-how featuring. The present someone to go into the publication rack, that has been showcased on the photography equipment inside Singapore in something like 20 06 next year. Let us generate a quick comparison present in incredible pills and find out distinctions.

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Your seven centimeter Media Pad is definitely planet initially Android TV box tablet; them any parallel central product. Loaded with Qualcomm one particular key processor, this particular super light-weight little capsule is set to help reinvent the best way everyone has already been enduring multi-media. It is not only the options, the looks plus making regarding Media Pad is actually futuristic and it also statements to possibly be one of many slimmest and hefty capsule available in the market right now. By using fullness standing at just simply 15.5mm plus excess fat as a pure 390g, Media Pad is undoubtedly an entertainment 'ninja-like' together with lightening quick HSPA+14.5 Mbps as well as Wi-Fi 11n features within 3rd generation which help you stay associated, often.

Media Pad is actually a parallel dslr camera unit by using a backside five MP dslr camera that's able to saving Hi-def video lessons and it has features of auto focus along with zoom. Someone can playback HD video tutorials within 1080p during this device and yes it sometimes boasts of a 1.a few MP entrance digicam to look at self paintings in order to promote these folks right away together with pals for Twitter. Even though it possesses High-definition multimedia abilities in order to playback 1080p High-definition video lessons on TV immediately, there isn't a on-board High-definition multimedia interface dock. Link with HDTV can be created by way of HDMI to VGA converter linked to the 31 flag universal interface on the gadget. Actually Universal serial bus slot in addition to Files slot will be lost in this article. Just about all internet connections tend to be through the 35 code port and also the link kit, which is a suggested accessory.

MediaPad can handle Expensive 13.several and that permits you to definitely log onto just like your dog ended up being watching loaded beforehand content material. It comes with a nice 7 " IPS LCD highly capacitive touch screen which offers a fantastic decision as well as pictures which are a delicacy on to independently. MediaPad provides you with a very good Li-ion battery pack that gives nonstop amusement for six time. You can now obtain it from magnetic card reader.

ipad tablet holds the particular Encouraged backside lit up Liquid crystal display technology that gives a resolution with 1024768 p however the new feature is the presence of two surveillance cameras. While the raise one can file High definition video clips, the front dslr camera can be a VGA a person. apple ipad 2 packages powerful 512 MB Good old ram which is available in 3 products having sixteen Gigabytes, 32 Gigabite, and also sixty-four GB hard drive alternatives since it doesn't aid target SD credit cards. Observe more info from WIFI blu ray player.

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The Smartphone and 3G possesses evolved dramatically in just a few short years, which is why a lot more people from in many countries are converting to the new technology. You need to understand the difference in between units and models to obtain the most rewards, in terms connected with tools and uses. You can acquire ahead by learning more within the manufacturer and alternative advanced features that will function effectively intended for work and individual use.

The First Smartphone

The earliest Smartphone was called Simon, which was designed and styled by simply IBM in 1992 and presented like a concept product during COMDEX. COMDEX is a computer industry trade show held inside Las Vegas, Nevada. This was found and launched to the public in 1993 along with sold by BellSouth. Aside from being a cellular phone, Simon also presented a world time, note pad, mail, calculator, calendar, send out and receive fax along with games.

There are zero physical buttons that enable you to dial. The customers, instead, use an impression screen to choose telephone numbers with a hand or make memos along with facsimiles with the optional stylus. Text was written via an exclusive on-screen predictive keyboard. Adjusted the present standards, Simon becomes the low-end product. The feature at that time, however, was extremely modern.

The world connected with mobile communication has been exploding with mobile phones. You have Blackberry, iPhone as well as the Droid leading the industry with Verizon, AT&T, along with T-mobile service. Just 10 years ago the cellular phone era begin to adopt places and anyone thought being capable to make phone calls from the cell phone ended up being the incredible, and at that time, it was. But in the last 10 years hand held phones have transformed into mobile devices that do anything at all from receive along with send emails to observe videos online. They have got become mini personal computers that also make message or calls.

Now that mobile phones can literally perform hundreds, if not necessarily thousands, of tasks aside from make phone calls we could become more cellular are people. We don't need to look up plans, add things in your heads, call the theater for video times, or even look at the news to the weather. All worth mentioning things are out there with one press of out smart dataphone. If you lost in a foreign country and even an unfamiliar town you can use Google Maps to be able to navigate you from the right direction. Should you be trying to decide between a couple of restraints why not necessarily look reviews through to your phone? And believe it or not there are apps where it is possible to locate your good friends and see what they're just doing right currently in time. Not only perform smartphones make you easier they will make it more fascinating by picking along with choosing what friend you need to go hang out there with by searching up what they're just currently doing.

Once you begin using a smartphone its hard to imagine you without one. You begin to get used to the instant email to your phone, Facebook notification, instant message from the friend, or even the option to look " up " a definition together with your dictionary. com software. Smartphones may be more expensive that your normal cellular phone but the add convenience could be well worth the bucks depending on how much of an exciting life and they have almost become basic among teenagers nowadays.